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Charges made by two companies for the same A/C
Company XCompany Y
Price$575$530
Surcharge as a Percent of Price4%3%
Installation Charge$82.50$93.00
The table above shows the various charges made by two companies for the same air conditioner. What is the total amount that can be saved on the purchase and installation of the air conditioner by dealing with the company that offers the lower total charge? |
A work which could be finished in 9 days was finished 3 days earlier after 10 more men joined. The number of men employed was? |
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if 5x*x+14*x+k=0 having two reciprocal roots find the value of k. |
If,
1 * 3 * 5 = 16
3 * 5 * 7 = 38
Then find,
5 * 7 * 10 =? |
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Three pipes of same capacity can fill a tank in 8 hours. If there are only two pipes of same capacity, the tank can be filled in. |
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I think is a 700 level problem but I tag it as 600/700, let me know. Either way I hope in an explanationThanks |
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55th word of SHUVANK in dictionary?? |
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If n is a positive integer such that
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The product of n^2 consecutive positive integers is always divisible by |
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